MNBC Water Hole Networking 13 September at 7pm

Venue: The Norwegian Ambassador's Residence, 23 Lingkungan U-Thant (off Jln. U-Thant), Kuala Lumpur
Each corporate member is entitled to bring up to five guests and individual members may bring two guests for the event.
As usual a casual affair with good food and free flow of soft drinks, beer and wine.
Looking forward to catching up on the 13 September.

Breakfast seminar on: Norwegian Renewable Energy Footprint Malaysia

The Royal Norwegian Embassy and Malaysia Norway Business Council invite you to join us for a breakfast seminar with Asia Wind Energy Association, DNV GL, Scatec Solar and Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM).

Breakfast will be served from 8 am, followed by presentations and Q&A session.

Save the date for the 2018 Seafood Gala Dinner

More information will be available soon.

Membership

Corporate

Any firm or company which has Norwegian or Malaysian equity interest, or having interest in doing business with Malaysia or Norway is eligible to join as corporate member.

Individual

Anyone who is interested in promoting the development of business between Malaysia and Norway is eligible to join as an individual member. Approval of individual members is at the Board's discretion.

Associates

Any firm or company with substantial trading or related interest in Norway is eligible to join as a corporate associate member. Individuals who otherwise would not be eligible for membership may join as individual associate members.

Honorary

Membership of this group shall be open to distinguished persons invited by the Board of Directors.

Jotun turns to DNV GL

Veracity platform to optimize delivery of maritime coatings

Jotun is using DNV GL’s Veracity platform to combine external and proprietary data to optimize the delivery of its maritime coatings at port. Veracity creates an ecosystem where users can safely share data and link it to other quality assured datasets to extract value. In this case Jotun is using the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) dataset to ensure it has the right amount of product in the right place.

“Veracity is making paint digital. Jotun have recognized that even products that seem as analogue as paint can benefit from digital solutions and this is an example of how Veracity is not simply a platform for data but also a place for collaboration,” Bjørn Tore Markussen, Managing Director of the Veracity platform unit in DNV GL.

Ships have for some time reported their positions through Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders but a team from DNV GL have cleaned the data and then developed an algorithm that accurately predicts arrivals at ports. Jotun joined the Veracity pilot program to verify its benefit to the market and it became apparent that an early approximation for vessels future port visits could provide value to Jotun’s supply chain. A more comprehensive understanding of the movements of the global fleet allows Jotun to optimize their stock and delivery planning.

Jotun’s digitalisation journey started more than 6 years ago with the development of the Hull Performance Solutions (HPS). In HPS, high-frequency sensor data from on-board vessels is used to track and guarantee the performance of the underwater hull coatings, protecting the hull from biofouling and increased friction. Following this successful IoT (Internet of Things) experience, Jotun strives continuously to identify areas where data delivers extra value for both the vessel owner or operator and Jotun. The ETA project with DNV GL is one such example where data and advanced analytics create benefits.

Geir Axel Oftedahl, Business Development Director at Jotun said, “A platform like Veracity opens new opportunities for us. Instead of Jotun acting alone or bilaterally with DNV GL, we are able to reach out and tap into the capacities from a range of different partners.”

DNV GL is currently developing ETA Enhanced which will build on the current model that will more accurately predict the arrival of vessels by utilizing specific data about various vessels from the asset owners themselves.

About Jotun’s Hull Performance Solution
Jotun’s HPS concept combines premium marine coatings, priority technical service and on-board monitoring tools to measure hull performance over time, providing an analytical basis for the company’s unique money-back guarantee that covers the entire period between dry-dockings. HPS was developed in part to provide the industry with real time-data on long-term hull performance. That data allows owners to make more informed decisions about marine coatings and ship operations, and help them distinguish between competing coatings suppliers and quantify the impact of anti-fouling on fuel usage.

Board Directorship/Representation

Take advantage of local knowledge in Norwegian context

Many Norwegian expatriate members of MNBC have been living in Malaysia for a number of years and have gained a wealth of experience and knowledge about local market conditions, governmental regulations, legal issues and as importantly, they have a substantial contact base in Malaysia/region that may be utilized effectively by joining in as Board members of Norwegian related companies here in Malaysia/South East Asia.

Some of the members have even obtained or are in the process of obtaining permanent resident status here and may as Board members serve as valuable contributors to the Malaysian subsidiary as well as a link to the Norwegian HQ to help facilitate and safeguard operational and legal aspects of the business in line with local laws and regulations, business practices as well as important cultural imperatives.

Jotun Paints invest in new factory

More Than RM60mil invested in new powder coating factory in Nilai

NILAI, NEGERI SEMBILAN – Leading Norwegian paint company, Jotun Paints (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd today inaugurated a new Powder Coating factory in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. The major paint manufacturer represented in over 100 countries made an investment worth RM60mil in this new facility, demonstrating its confidence in the local economy while further anchoring its presence in Malaysia. The new state-of-the-art Powder Coating factory will increase by more than double in production capacity and contribute to the company’s bullish ambition to increase market share.

Over a period of 30 years in Malaysia, Jotun Paints has continuously invested in people, manufacturing capacity and product development to meet the ever-growing needs of environment-friendly and high quality powder solutions.

The new state-of-the-art facility is in compliance to the highest health, safety and environmental standards and in line with Jotun's ambition of building factories with more energy saving features by the usage of natural daylight and energy efficient inverter driven motors which significantly reduce the energy consumption of the plant.

Speaking at the launch of this new facility, Odd Gleditsch, Chairman of Jotun Board of Directors, "Today we embark on a new chapter and a huge step to an even brighter future with the opening of our state-of-the-art powder coating factory in Nilai. Malaysia has been instrumental in being a stepping stone for Jotun to grow our business in the region. The success of Malaysia has spurred us to make a strategic move to vigorously expand our presence further in SEA. November marks as an eventful month for us at Jotun, with factories opening in Myanmar, Philippines and Malaysia all within a span of a week."

The Norwegian paint maker has two factories in Malaysia - a waterborne factory in Shah Alam and a solvent based factory in Nilai. The new Powder Coating factory that boasts over 4,800 sq meter. is positioned within the existing Jotun Nilai facility. Aimed to double in production capacity, the new powder coating facility will manufacture up to 6,000 metric tonnes per annum and is capable of further expansion to over 20,000 metric tonnes per annum.

According to Eric Mallace, Managing Director of Jotun Malaysia & Singapore of Jotun, "The significant investment represents the single largest investment in global Jotun powder factory history - attestment to our confidence in the growth of the countryâ€™s economy and our long-term commitment to Malaysia. Equipped with the latest in technology to improve output and enhance the production processes, the new powder coating facility will contribute to fulfill the increasing needs of the market. With this, we will increase by double in production capacity and have the capabilities of further expansion to over 20,000 metric tonnes per annum, making this investment pivotal in our growth plans to increase in market share."

Over the last 30 years, Jotun Paints Malaysia has made a remarkable contribution, bringing in a host of innovative products that protects and beautifies property. Jotun has the unique privilege of painting iconic buildings such as the majestic Burj Khalifa in United Arab Emirates, the prestigious Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia and the spectacular Marina Sand Bay Hotel in Singapore, among others.

Petronas selects Jotun

Aim to cut fuel cost and reduce CO2 emissions

PRESS RELEASE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Sandefjord, Norway - PETRONAS has selected Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) antifouling system for two LNG vessels chartered from MISC. Advanced antifouling coatings and a full suite of performance measurement sensors will now be applied to Seri Amanah and Puteri Zamrud in a move that will increase vessel efficiency, substantially cut fuel costs and reduce CO2 emissions by 10%.

2016 Charity Award

Supporting Malaysian AIDS Council - WAKE

The 2016 MNBC Charity Donation was presented to Pertubuhan Wanita dan Kesihatan Kuala Lumpur (WAKE) during a reception at the Norwegian Ambassador’s residence on the 02.06.2016. Thanks to the generosity of MNBC’s members and the Norwegian Embassy this year’s donation amounted to RM 30,000/-.

MNBC is a non-profit organization and for many years MNBC’s profit has been donated to various worthy recipients in Malaysia. WAKE is operating under the umbrella of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation and the Malaysian AIDS Council and is doing a fantastic job in helping AIDS affected people in their 3 homes in Kuala Lumpur. This is the 3rd year in a row that MNBC has supported WAKE with a sizeable amount.